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Robo Prize a clamed PRIZE VALUE of Millions of Dollars. The idea of offering prize-money to help advance technology is not new. Throughout history, prize money has motivated people to achieve great things. Lindbergh would not have been the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic if it wasn't for the prize money. In fact, that was said to be one of his main motivating factor!

Japanese department store offers robots that look like their buyers  
Robot that looks like you We all knew this day would come and we all knew this would happen first in Japan. And local department store chain operator Sogo & Seibu is ready to make it possible: You can soon buy robots who look exactly like you. Right, life-size humanoids.

The company isn't that sure about its idea though as it plans to offer just two robots for the time being. Sogo & Seibu says they'll start accepting orders in all of their department stores in Japan as soon as early next month. But if there are three or more people interested in getting a robotic doppelgänger, buyers will be chosen by lot.

The Honda Asimo

Now knows how to navigate around people in work areas, a seemingly simple, yet complex task. It can also share and coordinate tasks with other Asimos and dock itself at the recharge station as needed. These abilities enable the Asimo to be more autonomous in a workplace and bring it one step closer to replacing actual humans.

Honda developed an intelligence technology that enhances smooth movement by enabling ASIMO to choose between stepping back and yielding the right-of-way or continuing to walk based on the predicted movement of oncoming people. Honda also developed a new intelligence technology related to ASIMO's ability to perform tasks such as carrying a tray and pushing a cart. Furthermore, a new comprehensive system was developed so that multiple ASIMOs can share tasks by adjusting to the situation and work together in coordination to provide uninterrupted service. For example, if one ASIMO is idled while recharging, other ASIMO robots will step in and perform assigned tasks.ASIMO identifies oncoming people through its eye camera, calculates traveling direction and speed, predicts forthcoming movements of oncoming people, and chooses the most appropriate path so that it will not block the movement of others. When there is not enough space, ASIMO will step back and yield the right-of-way. (newlaunches)

New ASIMO Robot abilities Dec 2007 release

Fembot Aiko getting poked at Ontario Science Center Roboter Insect

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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Building Robots
Build an inexpensive, reconfigurable maze for robot projects
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Robot Cleaners   iRobot Web Specials Let' our cleaning Robots take care of those tasks even while you are not at home.

Google X-Prize by building lunar missions complete with robotic rovers capable of roaming the surface of the moon for at least 500 meters and sending video, images and other data back to Earth, according to a statement from the X Prize Foundation.  Google Lunar X Prize

First Objective For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology

FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is a unique varsity sport of the mind designed to help high-school-aged young people discover how interesting and rewarding the life of engineers and researchers can be.

Phone controlled bipedal walking robot with multi-touch gestures      
Yuta Sugiura and his colleagues at the Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University, have developed a new control scheme for robots and virtual characters called Walky for the iPhone. Rather than using a cumbersome game controller or keyboard, which may pose a problem for novice users, they can use Walky to control walking, turning, jumping, kicking, and other actions through simple finger gestures on the iPhone's touch screen.

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Spider Pill Robot crawls through the body.

The BBC is reporting on a wirelessly controlled "spider pill" being developed somewhere in Italy. The device supposedly has eight legs and reportedly can crawl through intestines. With an attached video camera, the device might actually become a diagnostic modality for imaging the intestinal tract. The big question is whether it is more unpleasant to have a colonoscope defile you or a robotic gerbil crawl through the insides.

Issac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics are a set of three rules written by Isaac Asimov, which almost all positronic robots appearing in his fiction must obey. Introduced in his 1942 short story "Runaround", although foreshadowed in a few earlier stories, the Laws state the following:-

  1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
  2. A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
  3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

A Robot Bill of Rights. (Ethical code for robots in works).

Ethics for the Robot Age - Should bots carry weapons? Should they win patents? Questions we must answer as automation advances. View by Jordan Pollack. Wired Magazine (January 2005; Issue 13.01). "My definition of a robot is any device controlled by software that can work 24/7 and put people out of work. The machines are not intelligent. ... In case you missed them, today's most popular robots are ATMs and computer printers. While our hopes for and fears of robots may be overblown, there is plenty to worry about as automation progresses. The future will have many more robots, and they'll most certainly be much more advanced. This raises important ethical questions that we must begin to confront. 1. Should robots be humanoid? ... 2. Should humans become robots? ... 4. Should robots eat? ... 6. Should robots carry weapons? ..."

A new set of laws has been proposed to govern operations by killer robots. (PDF format), The ideas were floated by John S Canning, an engineer at the Naval Surface Warfare Centre, Dahlgren Division an American weapons-research and test establishment. Mr Canning's Concept of Operations for Armed Autonomous Systems .

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Cleatus Robot Toys Seized for Lead Contamination

Border Protection officers and officials from the Consumer Product Safety Commission seized two containers full of FOX Sports Cleatus Robot action figures at a Seattle port in January. The Chinese-made toys, valued at almost $100K, were found to have unacceptable levels of lead in violation of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act.

 

Swisslog SpeciMinder and RoboCourier Robots

Swisslog Healthcare announced they will be making available two new robots to hospitals, the SpeciMinder and RoboCourier. The robots are made for Swisslog by CCS Robotics and are based on the MobileRobots MT400 bases and Motivity autonomy technology. The Swisslog press release explains what the robots are for:

SpeciMinder is designed exclusively for INTRA-departmental materials transport. For example, a large one-floor laboratory or pharmacy in which several workers frequently move goods among multiple workstations is an ideal environment for SpeciMinder. RoboCourier will be available later this year and is designed for INTER-departmental materials transport. Like SpeciMinder, RoboCourier will be able to interface with doors, but it will have the added capability of interfacing with elevators and navigating hallways. This capability will allow RoboCourier to navigate multiple floors within a hospital, meaning it can transport materials from one department to another.

For more, see the Swisslog press release. If you'd like all the hardware details on the base, check out the MobileRobots MT400 Technical specifications.

Bacteria Turn Microgears

Researchers from Argonne National Lab and elsewhere are finding ways to use the motion of swimming bacteria to move very tiny gears. The gear's shape directs a group of unsuspecting bacteria in such a way as to cause rotary motion. This motion can then be used to power tiny mechanical systems - possibly medical devices or maybe even tiny robots. Speed of the gears can be controlled by modulating the oxygen level within the suspension fluid - since bacteria love o2, feeding them more increases the speed while cutting off the supply stops motion.

 

Weird Force One: Robot-a-day Mission

I'm not sure exactly what Weird Force One is; person, art collective, disembodied hand. What ever it is, it's making robots; lots of tiny robots constructed from found materials. Here's how the creator(s) of this video describes it:

The Robot-A-Day creative mission undertaken by Weird Force One at the request of some sort of Robotic overlord that showed up to his new year's party and never left. Will Weird Force One really build a giant robot army over the course of the entire year???

You can check out the photo gallery on the Weird Force One Facebook page for a better at some of these robots.

Random Robot Roundup

CMU scientists announced significant progress in deciphering how the brain encodes language, resulting in a testable neurosemantic theory predicting what area of the brain will activate for specific nouns. Find out more in the press release or the research paper (PDF format). Adam Claflin sent us links to his handmade robots which look like a cross between BEAM robots and art objects. If you see one you like, you can probably pick it up on his Etsy site. If you're looking to buy a robot in Australia, Michael Gruber writes to tell us that his retail robot store, called the Robot E Shop carries the Metal Fighter robot made by Mini Robot of Korea. They also sell Innovati robotic systems and Gestream's tiny BeRobot humanoid. VIA, always working on smaller computers, announced the Mobile-ITX, a 6x6cm form factor x86 module. The Swirling Brain has swirled up a couple of interesting stories too, including a new artificial larnyx that synthesizes speech in response to a tongue-activate palatometer and the all-time creepiest baby-headed robot ever conceived. Know any other robot news, gossip, or amazing facts we should report? Send 'em our way please. And don't forget to follow us on twitter.

 

Robot Evolution Through Intelligent Design

That's the motto of RoMeLa, the Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory at Virginia Tech. At RoMeLa, Dennis W. Hong, PhD and his students have been creating a lot of really interesting new robots. In the video above from the TEDxNASA conference, Hong offers a short overview of their research. Of particular interest to hobbyists should be the DARwIn humanoid robot. According to an Industrial Embedded Systems article, a low-cost open hardware version of is planned. Oh, and if you're wondering about that motto, Hong tells us:

Though it has both "evolution" and "intelligent design" in the sentence, it has nothing to do with either - "we" push the boundaries and come up with the next generation robotics (robot evolution) through us doing rigorous research and designing them intelligently (intelligent design). I think it is a clever tag line for our lab.

If you're interested, you can find out more about several of the robots and their unusual modes of locomotion at the RoMeLa website including STriDER, CLIMBeR, IMPASS, and HyDRAS-Arm. There is also a website for TEAM DARwIn and their efforts to win the RoboCup Humanoid League soccer competition. Hong and his robots were recently highlighted by Popular Science in the article Ten Young Geniuses Shaking up Science Today.

Pololu's Low Cost Hexapod Robot Design

Pololu has posted a tutorial for an easy-to-build hexapod robot. As can be seen in the above video, despite the robot's small size, it can walk forward or backward, turn left or right, and has IR sensors for obstacle avoidance. Paul Grayson of Pololu writes,

I wanted to point you to a new tutorial I posted on building a really simple, low-cost hexapod walker (using the Micro Maestro, of course) I am hoping that the simplicity of the design will appeal to a lot of people who want to take their first "step" beyond differential drive bots.

Not surprisingly, you can get all the parts you'll need at Pololu. It's based on the new Micro Maestro USB servo controller, three sub-micro servos, two Sharp GP2Y0D810Z0F sensors, and a 4.8v battery pack. Add some jumbo paper clips, some hot glue, and you've got a little robot. For complete documentation on construction and programming, see Pololu's full article, titled Simple Hexapod Walker.

 

Robotic Maid Makes Breakfast

Mahru-Z is the robotic maid that can make breakfast!. Given certain voice commands the robot can perform functions such as working a microwave, delivering toast, and other tasks such as washing clothes. The robots can see with stereoscopic vision and can identify what objects are and even decide what jobs needs to be done with the objects. In the video, one robot appears to be tethered and the other is not making me wonder if they are really self contained. Also, one is wearing a dress and the other not, so are they both maids or is one a butler? Shouldn't they just call them robotic servants or is that redundant? Regardless, although not apparently sentient, these do appear to be advanced robots. I only wonder if they washed their hands before and after handling the food?

Willow Garage Wants to Give you a PR2 Robot

The folks at the I heart robotics blog let us know that Willow Garage, the startup working on the PR2 personal robot and the open source Robot Operating System, just announced a PR2 Beta Program. They're looking for labs and research organizations willing to work with the PR2 and contribute to the rapidly growing ROS software stack. Make a proposal describing the open source software and scientific contribution you'd like to make. Willow Garage will give a PR2 to those organizations with the best proposals. They'll favor proposals that do one or more of the following

* Enable scientific breakthroughs in personal robotics
* Expand the open source robotics community
* Develop reusable components and tools
* Dxplore new applications for personal robots

The Robot Operating System, despite the name, is not an OS but a software stack that runs on top of the GNU/Linux OS and includes a standardized robot-specific API, the OpenCV libraries, Player/Stage, and the TREX goal/event driven behavior framework. For details on how to participate, see the Call For Proposals. For all the details on the PR2 robot itself, see the PR2 specification page. To see an early prototype of the PR2 in action, see our previous video of the robot plugging itself in to recharge.

 

Humanity Hangs in the Balance

Chris McVeigh (AKA: PowerPig) catches Optimus Prime and Megamunk in the throws of battle. Exactly who will come out on top is still uncertain. Meanwhile, check out PowerPig's Flickr photostream and start off your workweek with a smile.

Building a Better Robotic Mousetrap

Steve Ross of telovation.com writes, "The robotic Better Mousetrap detects and exterminates everything in sight. Your visitors might also get a kick out of the video". The "Better Mousetrap" was built by Jake Easton who notes, "junk is the inventors best friend, and goes a long way to keeping project costs down". Jake admits that his mousetrap may be a bit overdesigned but does look awfully cool and it's very shiny. For all the technical details see the inventor's press release.

 

Random Robot Roundup

Reader Carlos Montesinos noticed that Evolution Robotics is now selling their own floor cleaning robot called Mint, a little square robot that appears to clean the floor by pushing a paper towel around. Our friends at Plastic Pals posted a story with some video of the Fujitsu ENON robot working a crowd. Rog-a-matic was amused by the artist's take on robot waste in an ad for electro-recycling. 3 Quarks Daily has a short piece on Obama's progress in reversing what some have called the Bush administration's war on science. The short version is: things are looking up but there's a long way to go. Finally, Travis Deyle writes, "I thought you might find this interesting. It's a robot that uses electrostatic field sensing (much like those off-the-shelf capacitance sensors) to find and plug itself into wall outlets." We also reported on the self-plugging Willow Garage robot recently. Know any other robot news, gossip, or amazing facts we should report? Send 'em our way please. And don't forget to follow us on twitter.

Robots: Deep-Sea Exploration

One typical area of application for robots are dangerous environments. Say 1000m below the ocean surface. Or next to an erupting volcano. Or both, as recently accomplished by Woods Hole's ROV JASON. As expedition leader Alberto "Tito" Collasius Jr. tells us in the latest episode of Robots, driving a robot next to an explosively erupting volcano will give even the most seasoned deep-sea explorer sweaty palms. For a closer look, check out these two amazing videos, tune in or read on.

 

Robots Aid Rescue Teams in Haiti

We're not surprised to see robots aiding in disaster relief efforts in Haiti. Beale Air Force Base has dispatched a Global Hawk UAV that will provide aerial imagery to support humanitarian efforts. But it looks like ground-based search and rescue robots may not be as useful as in past disasters. Dr. Robin Murphy of CRASAR says they are unlikely to send a ground-based search and rescue robot team as their robots are primarily useful in large building collapses, not in residential areas, "dogs smell much faster than the most agile robot can get in the rubble." She goes on to say,

In these large geographically distributed disasters, aerial assets are helpful in establishing what is damaged, where people appear to be in the most danger or need, and whether roads are passable. Marine vehicles can be of value in inspecting sea walls and checking shipping channels.

The United Nations has deployed several USAR teams into Haiti from around the world, including two teams from the US. One is the California heavy rescue task force, CA-TF2, a 70 person team with 55,000 lbs of urban search and rescue gear and medical equipment. Second is the Virginia VA-TF1 team with another 72 personnel and 48 tons of heavy equipment. Both teams have used search and rescue robots on past missions but there's no word yet on exactly what equipment was shipped to Haiti. It is known that both teams will make heavy use of canine teams. The US Government has deployed military teams to Haiti as well. US Air Force teams will repair runways and set up air traffic control needed to get the main airport back in operation. The US Navy is deploying at least 7 vessels including a hospital ship, along with teams for rescue, salvage, and construction. The aircraft carrier Carl Vinson, which is en route, typically carries ROVs, AUVs, and Predator UAVs. US Coast Guard cutters, C-130 aircraft, and helicopters have been deployed for search and rescue. If you want to do something to help as well, visit Google's Haiti disaster response page.

Rise of the Graffiti Robots!

GML = Graffiti Markup Language from Evan Roth on Vimeo.

Ah the beautiful scourge of city dwellers. Some love it and some hate it. If you are talented at graffiti then why not save your graffiti art in GML (Graffiti Markup Language) and store it on 000000book.com and so bless posterity for all time and in their face! Oh, and then of course, projects. Yes, you will then be able to send your robot minions to reproduce your art and graffiti the world and even the future! Bwahahahaha! Check out such evil Graffiti projects as Robotagger, EyeWriter, and more graffiti projects.

 
Building Your First Robot
Build The Coat Hanger Walker Robot
StreetTech
A DIY Robot - PC or Laptop Controlled
DIY Line Following Robot
SheekGeek Educational robotic kits
British Robotics
Robotics Design Process
Our robots
Galileo Educational Network
EyeEye Robots
Plant cells for robot control
Lego Education Controlling Robots
Controlling robots that search for Mars life
Force Control and Machine Vision Guide Robots
Robotics, sensing, thinking and acting   Robotic Timeline
Robot Electronics
RoboSavvy
RoboFesta UK
Active Robots

MAKE brings the do-it-yourself mindset to all the technology in your life. MAKE is loaded with exciting projects that help you make the most of your technology at home and away from home. This is a magazine that celebrates your right to tweak, hack, and bend any technology to your own will. (Quite a few mini-robots to build in a weekend.)

Make a Reprap Robot Part 1: The Electronics - Weekend Project Podcast Make a Repstrap (Part 2) - Weekend Projects Podcast

Reprap foundation or make your own since the whole project is open source.        (More Computer Numerically Controlled, CNC Links)

Mill Engine. Engineering and Mechanical Portal.  Engineering links, Mechanical links, engineers, machines, engines. Civil Engineering,  architecture, construction, transportation, etc...

Search for Robotics related links on A Science Portal. Ideal for Science Projects. Links to cutting edge science related web sites. Cutting edge science. Research and breakthroughs using State of the Art and discovery's of new sciences, physics, cosmology, the Universe, power sources, control units, memory devices, displays, portable computers, nanotechnology, organic, biological, medical, neurology, mobile, portable, WAP, G3, electronic, etc. Earth science, engineering and bandwidth solutions. Robotics, gadgets, chemical and telecommunications. Social, psychology and politics. A look at the future?

Boston Dynamics Big Dog:- Boston Dynamics Big Dog:-
Stickybot is an embodiment of our hypotheses about the requirements for mobility on vertical surfaces using dry adhesion. The main point is that we don't need more adhesion, we need controllable adhesion. The essential ingredients are:
  • hierarchical compliance for conforming at centimeter, millimeter and micrometer scales,
  • anisotropic dry adhesive materials and structures so that we can control adhesion by controlling shear,
  • distributed active force control that works with compliance and anisotropy to achieve stability.

Stanford StickyBot

20 Things You Didn't Know About... Robots

Jeff's All Things Robot (lots of) links

Robot more (lots of) links

Robotics (plenty of them) links Even More Robotics (plenty) Links

Robot Maker Includes Micro and Nano Class Geared Motors

Used Robots Integrator of Used Industrial Robots.  Robot Resources:

Robot Grrl

Robot Housekeeper Building Small Robots: Making One Cubic Inch Micro-Sumo Robots and Smaller.

Picks up dirty dishes from the table and carries them to the sink for washing.
Then cleans the floor.
 

Building Small Robots: Making One Cubic Inch Micro-Sumo Robots and Smaller   -   More DIY How To Projects

Worlds Smallest Robot Build a Very Small Robot: Make The World's Smallest Wheeled Robot With A Gripper.
Build a 1/20 cubic inch robot with a gripper that can pick up and move small objects. It is controlled by a Picaxe microcontroller. At this point in time, I believe this may be the world's smallest wheeled robot with a gripper. That will no doubt change, tomorrow or next week, when someone builds so...

Dr. Rrobot Inc., is a developer and manufacturer of mobile robotics technology, providing autonomous robots solutions tailored for commercial and industrial security, monitoring and inventory applications.

Lets make robots

Robotics Trends

Robotics Lab

Robot Village

YouTube video Cratchbot robot navigates with whiskers

Interested in sensing things without using sight? So are the researchers at the University of Sheffield and Bristol Robotics Laboratory, who have developed the Scratchbot robot that can navigate by waving around a set of 18 whiskers.

To design their sensors, they began by reverse-engineering a rat's whiskers using high-speed video cameras. After studying how the rat used the whiskers, they developed a mechanical system that was able to perform in a similar manner. The larger whiskers were then outfitted with a magnet and hall effect sensors, which allowed their motion to be observed. Then, instead of developing a traditional software-based motion control system, the researchers developed a neurologically-inspired system that uses an FPGA to simulate how the rat's brain actually reacts to whisker movement. The result is a robot capable of sensing the world around it using only touch.

As a sight-based organism, I find it humbling that there are so many other ways of navigating the world that do not involve light. In this case, the whiskers on many creatures are sensitive enough to detect subtle textures and patterns in the world around them, and this works well as a replacement for vision in navigation. Cool stuff! [via neatorama]

T. R. I, Toy Robots Initiative aims to commercialize robotics technologies for human-robot collaboration in education, toys, entertainment and art. (Don't underrate because of the work Toy)

RoboGames (Formally ROBOlympics), is the world's largest open robot competition.  We invite the best minds from around the world to compete.

Web Japan Trends Robot

Open Directory - Computers: Robotics: Building

Robot Haven A Refuges for Robots.

Robot Group TX artists and engineers who shared a common vision: utilizing technology to provide and explore new mediums for art. Through the synergy of fusing art and technology.

Robotics Institute

Robozes 

Triangle Amateur Robotics (TAR) is dedicated to creating personal robots for fun and knowledge. (North Carolina State University campus)

Robodance 4 works with i-Sobot and Wiimote

Robosapien Dance Machine.

MAKE: Blog pal, and author of Robodance, Robert Oschler, is in the process of updating this free Robosapien control program so that it can also work with the new Tomy i-Sobot, using the IR connection on the robot and the Nintendo Wii remote controller (Wiimote). This video offers a sneak peak of Robodance 4's capabilities.

RoboDance

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HOW TO - Make an OAWR

Obstacle Avoiding Walking Robot)

This Instructable shows how to make a little walking robot which avoids obstacles (much like many commercially available options). But what's the fun in buying a toy when you can instead start with a motor, sheet of plastic and pile of bolts and proceed to build your own. Well I hope you share this attitude and please enjoy.

HOW TO - Build a robot arm (robot arm clock videos) 

Society of Robots has a great video of a robot arm-clocks

The robot arm is probably the most mathematically complex robot you could ever build. As such, this tutorial cant tell you everything you need to know. Instead, I will take shortcuts and just talk about the bear minimum you need to know to build an effective robot arm. Please bear with the math . . . enjoy!

To get you started, here is a video of a robot arm assignment I had when I took Robotic Manipulation back in college. My group programmed it to type the current time into the keyboard . . . (lesson learned, don't crash robot arms into your keyboard at full speed while testing)

HOW TO - Build a robot arm Link.
In The Future, All Break-Dancing B-Boys Will Be Robots Mobile robot does CNC, (More CNC) :-

: Sparky - Autonomous Telepresence Robot

Gomi Style, they build a low-cost telepresence robot. There are some "problems" with this video. It's not an "autonomous" robot if *you* control it and the show is called Gomi Style, and they say the robot is made of junk they have lying around, but then, it's made with the Vex robotics system, the MAKE Controller, a Mac Mini, an iSight camera, and an LCD monitor. Still, they manage to make a pretty decent telepresence bot for probably under $1000.

Sparky Jr - Make a DIY Mobile Videochat Telepresence Robot  
Spark.jr DIY, open source mobile telepresence.Get free software and instructions, plus how-to videos, hardware links and more connecting you the growing community of mobile telepresence and videochat ROV builders.

What is Telepresence?
Telepresence refers to technologies that allow a person to see, hear and sense a location other than their true location, as well as have an effect in that remote location. Commonly referred to as videochat, telepresence is used by surgeons, NASA scientists and rescue workers as well as family and friends in separate locations.

But why Sparky?
SPARKY is a rough acronym for Self Portrait Artifact – Roving Chassis.

But I’m not technical? How can I build a telepresenece robot?
We provide all the software and easy to follow, step-by-step instructions that will walk you through the process of building and running a robot, using things like Mac Mini’s, Roomba vacuum’s, Vex, Erector set parts and assorted found objects.

Large Database of Robotics videos displays of innovation.

Robotics fairs and exhibitions

Robots Dreams   Robot Video's  Robots Resources

Robotcast

Roborama

Botjunkie:-

First Annual National Robotics Week To Take Place In April

Now, I’m totally in favor of a National Robotics Week… I just wish we’d have a National Robotics Year instead. And that it would be an annual event. But until that happens, April 10-18 of this year has been designated National Robotics Week (and a day?) by iRobot along with an “alliance of top industry, [...]

 

Heineken Bot Looks Cool, Pours Light

This Heineken pouring robot from Middlesex University was strutting its stuff at the Kinetica Gallery in London recently, driving around a table and pouring beer (a very little bit of beer) on demand. The bot is equipped with obstacle avoidance sensors as well as a sensor on top that you can wave at to signal [...]

Intel Needs To Make More Jeffreys

I was too busy taking a nap to watch the Super Bowl, but fortunately the important parts of it are now up on YouTube. For what it’s worth, Intel, with the amount of money that this commercial probably cost you, I bet you could have made an actual Jeffrey. Jeffrey has his own Facebook page, of [...]

 

ChIMERA Whole Skin Locomotion Robot

Participants in DARPA’s ChemBots program are busy producing some pretty cool (and weird) robots. Already, we’ve seen a blob robot from iRobot as well as a creepy looking concept from Boston Dynamics. Video above comes from Virginia Tech’s RoMeLa Lab, and shows their ChIMERA robot, which is an acronym for “Chemically Induced Motion Everting Robotic [...]

Shirt: The Heart Goes On

Oh, if only ’twere this easy… $15, available for a severely limited time. [ shirt.woot ]

 

Robonaut 2 Functions Like Astronauts, Has Better Helmet

This badass looking android is Robonaut 2, a joint project of NASA and General Motors. Robonaut 2 is an evolution of Robonaut 1, who was spawned by NASA and DARPA and had an ATV for legs. R2 emulates the upper torso of a human, and is designed to work closely with humans using the same [...]

Earthquake Detecting Robot Will Save You

I’m not entirely sure why this robot is a robot, but it performs a useful purpose and looks fierce while doing so. Built by students from J T Engineering College in Gujarat, India, the robot is connected wirelessly to sensors embedded in the ground and can somehow detect impeding earthquakes about 3 hours before they [...]

 

Noel Sharkey Interviewed, Admits Trying To Kill ASIMO

Professor Noel Sharkey and I have differing perspectives on armed robots, and now I know I’m in the right, because Professor Noel Sharkey wants to kill ASIMO. Just kidding, of course, although in this interview from Silicon.com he talks about trying to push an ASIMO over in an attempt to determine whether or not it was [...]

Icosatetraped Robot Walks On 24 Soft Legs

Icosatetraped does, in fact, mean “twenty-four legged.” I’m not sure how to inject “soft” into that word (icostatetrasquishaped?), but this robot does have 24 soft legs. Or rather, 8 legs are soft (and moving) at any one time, while the other 16 are pressurized to carry the weight of the bot. It can move at [...]

 

Robots Evolve Cooperative Behaviors, Learn To Hunt And Be Hunted

Last time we heard about robot evolution, the bots were figuring out how to deceive each other. Now, researchers at EPFL in Switzerland have been using the same sort of genetic programming techniques to enable robots to teach themselves how to solve mazes, cooperate on tasks, and hunt each other (we’ll save that one for [...]

Feild Robotics Center the future of field robotics by creating automated work machines for land, sea, air and space.

TeleRAD is a radiation survey robot. The name stands for distance Radiation Absorbed Dose or in other words detecting radiation levels remotely. TeleRAD uses a Geiger counter to detect radiation levels.

Distributed Boundary Coverage with a Swarm of Miniature Robots.  investigate collaborative coverage with a self-organizing swarm of minimalist robots. The inspection of the compressor section of a (jet) turbine engine is a motivating case study (see IROS'06 and BSSAC'07 for a high-level overview).

Robotics and Automation, 2001. Proceedings 2001 ICRA. IEEE International Conference

Your first robot - the beetle robot

How to build your first PICAXE robot

Total Robots Total Robots BEAM. The term BEAM is an acronym for Biology, Electronics, Aesthetics and Mechanics. BEAM robotics was invented (and is patented) by Dr Mark W. Tilden whilst he was a student at University in Canada. Includes OOPic.

How-To: Build BEAM Vibrobots The key to Vibrobot movement is a motor (or motors) that employs an unbalanced weight. Pager and other motors used to create vibration alerts in consumer electronics use this technique. As the motor shaft spins, the weight on the shaft, being off-kilter, makes the motor, and therefore the entire pager, vibrate. Hook such a motor up to a little robo-critter with four fixed legs, and when the motor fires and the weight starts spinning, the bot will skitter across the floor.

BEAM robotics is the brain child of Mark W. Tilden who is currently working at "Los Alamos National Laboratory" in Los Alamos, New Mexico, US. BEAM robotics as described in the BEAM rule book: 1/: A description of what aspects a roving robot creature could contain. BEAM is a triple acronym which stands for:-
Biology Electronics Aesthetics Mechanics
Building Evolution Anarchy Modularity
Biotechnology Ethnology Analogy Morphology

BEAM Robotics (Chin-Yuan Fang)

A Beginner's Guide to BEAM - The BEAM design approach creates nimble robots from simple components, with no programming required.

Robolympics Gallery (BEAMBots)


Protozoan Flagellates from Jessica Field on Vimeo.
Canadian artist Jessica Field. Jessica makes these wonderful, funky little robo-critters, some BEAMish, others more sophisticated, with computer-control. I like how she "programs" failures/shortcomings into her robot creations. (Wait, don't most robots do that on their own?) 

Jessica's "Field Studies"

Slarbotics offers competition robot kits, solar-powered robots, books, electronic components, motors, parts and information on the expanding field of BEAM Robotics. Enjoy our website, and we welcome your comments.

Solar Powered Picaxe Microbot (Vibrobot) This microbot is also called a vibrobot because it vibrates in order to generate horizontal motion.

Solarbotics is a BEAM robotics community server.  Complete BEAMbot Circuits  BEAM From the Ground Up

A Beginner's Guide to BEAM   (Makezine)

Build a Simple Vibrobot:-

  A Simple Vibrobot. Build a simple vibrating robot. A hobby robot, well almost.

Wiring:-
A Simple Vibrobot wiring.

Items required for the Simple Vibrobot:-

  • Two motors from a old Broken PS2 DuoShock, (Dualshock) Controller
  • A PP3 Battery Connector.
  • PP3 Battery.
  • Some BluTack
Twist the ends of the wires from the two motors from  together so that each motor will
turn in the opposite direction to each other.

Connect these twisted motor wire ends to the battery wires.

Place some BluTack on to each motor bottom and stick to the PP3 Battery.

Plug the PP3 connector to the battery. Unplug to stop.

HOW TO - Make a Bristlebot a tiny directional vibrobot made from a toothbrush!

The BristleBot is a simple and tiny robot with an agenda. The ingredients? One toothbrush, a battery, and a pager motor. The result? Serious fun. The BristleBot is our take on the popular vibrobot, a simple category of robot that is controlled by a single vibrating (eccentric) motor. Some neat varieties include the mint-tin version as seen in Make Magazine (check the video), and the kid's art bot: a vibrobot with pens for feet.

Robot Arm With Fluidic Muscles.

 Airic's_arm is a robotic arm inspired by your own arm. The company describes it as a "combination of mechatronics and the biological model of a human being."

The mechanical foundation - the "skeleton" - of Festo's Airic's arm is literally a metal version of the human skeletal structure. The radius and ulna (primary bones of the forearm), the metacarpals (hand and fingers) and the shoulder and shoulder blade are duplicated

 

Bittybot help you make smaller robots.

Robot Education. The Institute for Personal Robots in Education (IPRE) applies and evaluates robots as a context for computer science education.

Spider Robot Project Page An 'in-progress' project involving the addition of a PIC micro brain to a small robot.

PIC Guide (With Links)

Proton Geeks Proton PIC Users Group

PIC/Ubicom     Robotics

PICAXE microcontrollers are exciting, low-cost, re-programmable chips that can be used as low-cost 'brains' in many kinds of electronic project. For further information browse the index bar on the left hand side of the screen.

PIC & Electronic Development on a Shoestring

ooPIC, (Object-Oriented PIC), is a different approach in microcontrollers that uses objects to control the attached hardware while the application program focuses on controlling the objects.  Programmed in Basic, C, or Java syntax styles. Uses Object-oriented concepts.  More Object oriented programming links.

PrintBot

A iRobot Create-mounted dot-matrix printer. The Create is essentially a Roomba without the vacuum. This allows us to add a greater payload and gives us convenient mounting holes.

Using the robot for the base allows the robot to print a virtually unlimited size. Think football field...

Robots Podcast for news and views on robotics. In addition to insights from high-profile professionals, Robots will take you for a ride through the world's research labs, robotics companies and their latest innovations.:-

Robots: Quadrotors

Joshua Portlock from Cyber Technology in Perth Australia tells us about Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, and in particular the CyberQuad, a 4-rotor autonomous helicopter that can be used for surveillance and inspection of hard-to-reach places from the air.

 

Robots: Deep-Sea Exploration

Alberto Collasius Jr. from the Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the US talks about his time at sea as expedition leader with the JASON remotely operated vehicle.

Robots: New Year's Special

Cecilia Lashi, co-coordinator of the Octopus European project, talks about a soft bio-mimetic robotic octopus arm; Hobbyist Carl Morgan, presents his sleek silver humanoid that rides behind your tandem bike and does all the pedaling; and Carson Reynolds, professor at the University of Tokyo, tells us about his high-speed robotic hand.

 

Robots: Weight-Loss Coach

Cory Kidd is the founder of Intuitive Automata Inc. which commercializes a robotic weight-loss coach born during his PhD at the MIT Media Lab. He tells us about how good human-robot interaction can keep people motivated to eat well and exercise. We'll also be holding a Christmas contest for a chance to win two robot kits for beginners.

Robots: Planetary Exploration

Julie Townsend from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California talks about her work with NASA's Mars rovers and the lunar ATHLETE robot. Sebastian Gautsch from the the SAMLAB in Neuchatel, Switzerland, tells us about the Atomic Force Microscope that was sent to Mars aboard the Phoenix lander in the Spring of 2008.

 

Robots: Learning

Andrea Thomaz from Georgia Tech looks at how humans can teach and humanoids learn with the hope to create good human-robot interactions. We then speak with Sethu Vijayakumar from the University of Edinburgh about machine learning and how it can be used to teach a robot hand to balance a pole.

Robots: Stroke Rehabilitation

Ludovic Dovat from the Singapore National University tells us about stroke victims' trouble re-learning to use their hands, and the robotic systems he designed to help with the rehabilitation process. David Brown tells us about the effects of stroke and his company Kinea Design that produces robots that help people learn to walk in unstructured terrain.

 

Robots: Slithering Creatures

Howie Choset from Carnegie Mellon University explains the basics of snake robots, and how he hopes to see them used anywhere from disaster areas to industrial inspection or even surgery. Erik Kyrkjebø from SINTEF Applied Cybernetics in Norway speaks about their own pipe inspection robots as well as a snake robot designed for fighting fires.

Robots: Active Touch

Tony Prescott from the University of Sheffield speaks about active perception in rats, and presents his SCRATCHbot robot that features artificial whiskers. Elio Tuci from the Italian National Research Council speaks of a robot arm that can distinguish between different objects using active perception.

 

Robots: Emergent Communication

Sara Mitri, researcher at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne speaks about her bio-inspired experiments on the evolution of communication. Jürgen Jost, director at Leipzig's Max Planck Institute, discusses intentionality in robot communication.

Robots: Celebrating Invention

Dean Kaman from DEKA research speaks about the spirit of invention that drives him to create products that improve lives, and of the FIRST initiative that encourages young children to get engaged in engineering and science.

 

Robots: Robot-Assisted Surgery

Rainer Konietschke at the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics of the German Aerospace Centre explains the MiroSurge project for robotic endoscopic surgery. Woung Youn Chung at the Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, Korea explains using the Da Vinci surgical robot to treat thyroid cancer.

Robots: Brain-Machine Interfaces

Charles Higgins from the University of Arizona tells us how he uses insects to control robot motion. Steve Potter from the Georgia Institute of Technololgy explains how he grows neural circuitry in a Petri-dish and interfaces it with robots.

 

Robots: Smart Homes

Roger Orpwood, director of the Bath Institute of Medical Engineering in the UK explains how smart homes can be used to help dementia patients stay independent and receive better care. Andrew Sixsmith, Professor at Simon Fraser University in Canada then shares his experience from a medical perspective.

Robots: Soft Machines

Richard Jones, Professor of Physics at the University of Sheffield in the UK talks about Soft Machines, the future nanorobots inspired from biology.

 

Robots: From Animals to Automation

Markus Fischer, head of the Bionic Learning Network project and head of Corporate Design talks transferring technology from biomimetic research to actual products and their work on the AquaPenguin, AquaRay and AirJelly. Victor Zykov, PhD and PostDoc from Cornell University talks about modular robotics and introduces his bio-inspired Molecubes.

Robots: Celebrity Robots Brought to Life

Fred Barton, also known as "Robotman", introduces Robby the Robot and talks about building robot collectibles for museums and fellow enthusiasts.

 

Robots: Autonomous City Explorer

Dirk Wollherr, senior researcher at the Technical University of Munich, and Astrid Weiss from the University of Salzburg on the design and the goals of the Autonomous City Explorer (ACE) robot.

Robots: Robot actors at the theater

Swiss theater director Christian Denisart talks about his latest play where 3 of the 5 main characters are mobile robots. Nicolas Tomatis, CEO of Bluebotics Ltd., describes the three robotic actors, an obedient robot dog, a distinguished robot butler and a sensual female, in more detail.

 

Robots: Collective Coverage and Self-Assembly

MIT's Nikolaus Correll on his robot swarms for turbine inspection and his latest research on cooperating networks. In part two Roderich Gross introduces the swarm-bots and his work on robot cooperation, self-assembly and division of labour.

Robots: Giant Roaming Creatures

Theo Jansen describes his Strandbeest, giant walking creatures that can walk and sense their environments. We then talk to Jaimie Mantzel who is building a giant 6-legged robot on his mountain in Vermont.

 

Robots: The Race to the Moon

William "Red" Whittaker, director of the Field Robotics Center at Carnegie Mellon University, talks about his team's bid for the Google Lunar X Prize.

Robots: Learning with LEGO

In this episode we speak with Chris Rogers about the use of LEGO in educating young children in engineering, math and science. We then speak with Liz Herron on her experiences with children using LEGO MINDSTORMS robotic kits at the LEGO Education Centre.

 

Robots: The REEM-B and HUBO Humanoids

In this episode we speak with Davide Faconti, leader of the REEM project, one of the few European contenders in humanoid robotics. We then speak with Jun Ho Oh from South Korea who was the general chair of the last International Conference on Humanoid Robots for his snapshot view of the field as well as the HUBO humanoids developed in his lab.

Robots: Robot Ethics (Part 2)

This second episode in a two-part series on Robot Ethics interviews Ronald Arkin, Regents' Professor and Associate Dean for Research at Georgia Tech University in the US. Topics include military robots, robots in the society, medical robots and legal responsibilities.

 

Robots: Robot Ethics (Part 1)

This first episode in a two part series on Robot Ethics interviews Noel Sharkey, Professor of Public Engagement, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics at the University of Sheffield in the UK. Topics include military robots, robots in the society, medical robots and legal responsibilities.

Robots: Human-Robot Love

David Levy, author of the book "Love + Sex with Robots" and Kathleen Richardson who is a doctor of Robot Anthropology at Cambridge University discuss the future of human-robot relationships, both physical and emotional.

 

Robots: Industrial Robots in Research

Raúl Ordóñez from the Motoman Robotics Lab talks about research in industrial robotics and how he hopes to use visual servoing as a feedback mechanism allowing robot arms to accomplish complex tasks such as juggling.

Robots: 2008 New Year's Special

We review the biggest events in robotics in 2008 and look to what 2009 has to offer with our panel of experts: Dan Kara from Robotics Trends, Terry Fong from the NASA Ames Research Center, Dario Floreano from the EPFL, Steve Rainwater from robots.net, and Minoru Asada from Osaka University.

 

Robots: Robot Toys

Mark Tilden, passionate robot builder with WowWee Robotics, talks about designing robots for children, and what he thinks that scientists and researchers can learn from the toy industry.

Robots: Robot Musicians

Gil Weinberg who is the Director of Music Technology at Georgia Tech, presents his wooden robot drummer Haile that is capable of playing with human teachers and even evolving its own beats to reach robotic improvisation. He also introduces his latest robot, Shimon the Marimba player. Our second guest, Atsuo Takanishi describes the Waseda Flutist, a robot that mimics human lungs, vocal chords, and lips to accurately play the flute.

 

Robots: Bio-inspired locomotion

Robert Full from UC Berkley presents his research on animal locomotion and how his insights have been inspiring engineers to create robots. Auke Ijspeert from the EPFL then shares some thoughts on bio-inspired locomotion.

Robots: Androids, Human Presence and the Uncanny Valley

Hiroshi Ishiguro from Osaka University introduces his androids, including the robotic replicate of his then 5 year old daughter, a female android modeled after the NHK news announcer Ayako Fujii and a copy of himself, the Geminoid. He explains Android Science and how his explorations of the uncanny valley may help to understand human presence. This episode then features the last quarter of Science Fiction author Jack Graham's "Selkies".

 

Robots: Jumping and Crawling in Millirobots

Sarah Bergbreiter from the University of Maryland gives us an overview of her work with robotic mobile sensor networks, walking and jumping micro-robots as well as fast prototyping of novel robots. Aaron Hoover at Berkeley talks about novel manufacturing techniques with smart composites. This episode then features the third part of Science Fiction author Jack Graham's "Selkies".

Robots: Warehouse Robots

In this episode Raffaello D'Andrea of KIVA Systems describes how hundreds of autonomous robots can be used to automate warehouses. This episode then features the second part of Science Fiction author Jack Graham's "Selkies".

 

Robots: Swarming Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

In this show we dive into the world of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) with Navinda Kottege from the Australian National University. In the second part Marc Sherman from Teledyne RD Instruments tells us more about AUV technology and the importance of Doppler Velocity Logs (DVLs) for underwater navigation. Finally we are treated to the first part of Science Fiction author Jack Graham's story "Selkies".

Robots: An Uncertain Revolution

In this episode we dive into the revolution brought on by the field of probabilistic robotics with Claudio Mattiussi. We then launch a most "uncertain" competition to see how good our listeners are at making probabilistic predictions to estimate the cleaning capabilities of a Roomba robot.

 

Robots: Bacteria-propelled microrobots

This episode discusses bacteria-propelled micro robots and their potential for medical applications inside the human body. In the first part Metin Sitti explains how his robots can join forces with bacteria. In the second part gastroenterologist Mark Schattner discusses current uses and future potential from a medical perspective.

Robots: DelFly and Europe's Micro Air Vehicle Competition

In this episode we cover two major events in aerial robotics: the announcement of the DelFly Micro and the 2008 European Micro Air Vehicle (EMAV) Competition. We first speak with Christophe de Wagter, a member of the Dutch team that's been churning out amazing flapping-wing robots in the last few years. Our second interview features Peter Vörsmann, chair of this year's EMAV competition, to explain the latest advances in autonomous flying vehicles.

 

Robots: The Robot Blogosphere

This episode gives an insight into part of the online robotics community. We interview Steve Rainwater on his experience with robots.net, the first and probably largest robot community site online. Mikell Taylor shares her experience with the IEEE Spectrum Automaton blog and also gives us a quick insight into her current job at Bluefin Robotics.

Robots: Modular and Reconfigurable Robotics

This episode centers on modular robots. We interview Kasper Stoy on research in Modular Robotics. Robert Fitch gives an insight into Self-Reconfigurable Modular Robots.

 

Robots: Robot Soccer

Manuela Veloso, President-Elect of the International RoboCup Federation, gives a look behind the scenes of robot soccer.

Robots: A Robot Fly at Harvard and at the MoMA

This episode centers on the robotic fly, featuring interviews with professor Robert Wood at Harvard university and with Paola Antonelli, the curator of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

 

Robots: Cornell Racing Team and Velodyne's LIDAR Sensor

Our inaugural episode centers on the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge, featuring interviews with professor Daniel Huttenlocher from Team Cornell and Rick Yoder from Velodyne, a producer of LIDAR sensors used by several teams in the challenge.

Robots: 23 May 2008, Trailer 1

Robots: Coming Soon! This is the trailer for the new Robots podcast, your source for news and views on robotics. Our inaugural episode will be released on 6 June 2008.

 

Doctronics Design & Technology and Electronics Resources. Discovering PICs

Mozomsite Covers PIC Microcontroller. Stepper Motors. Semiconductors Fundamentals, etc...

74194 Stepper Motor Driver form Model Railroad & Misc. Electronics  More Electronics

Manage 5 stepper motors for the LPT signals step-dir Automatically Translated from Russian

OpenServo is an open community-based project started by Mike Thompson with the goal of creating a low-cost digital servo for robotics.

Roomba Pac-Man

An ingenious recreation of Pac-Man with Roombas - autonomous robot vacuum cleaners.

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Mind-controlled Robotic Hand which can Feel

Scientists from Italy and Sweden developed a new artificial hand that can actually feel, as it is directly linked to the brain. The brain picks up the sensors in the hand, and the hand picks up signals from the brain.

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Smallest ever free-flying aircraft invented

A short demonstration of a new flying robot aircraft which is the size of a small bird. It is capable of hanging in the air like an insect and can move in any direction.

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Robotic Hands move faster than the eyes can see

These high-speed Japanese robots can do precise operations at a blisteringly fast speed.

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Einstein robot with realistic facial expressions

A highly realistic Einstein robot developed at the University of California, San Diego. The robot can learn how to smile through self-guided learning.

 

Juan Enriquez: Tech evolution will eclipse the financial crisis (TEDTalks)

A humorous, inspiring and eye-opening presentation about the financial crisis and the potential of technology to reboot the economy.

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Humanoid robot plays the Violin

This 1.5 m. (5 foot) tall robot can play the violin thanks to its human like dexterity. It is one of a number of robots Toyota is developing to assist humans in Japan's greying society.

 

Mythbusters - Mona Lisa drawn in 80 milliseconds

This video shows the difference between a CPU (robot) and a GPU by demonstrating their painting capacities.

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Rat-brain controlled robot

Scientists at Reading University have created a robot that is controlled by living rat brain cells grown in a lab.

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Amphibious Robot Snake

The ACM-R5 robot snake can glide through water elegantly. It was developed by the Hirose-Fukushima Robotics Lab in Japan.

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New Zealand's All Robot Music Band - The Trons

The Trons is a self-playing robot band consisting of four robots - two guitar players (one of whom also does the vocals), a keyboard player and a drummer.

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Big Dog - an ultra stable quadruped robot

BigDog is a dynamically stable robot using four legs for movement. This video demonstrates how it handles being kicked, balancing on slippery ice and overcoming obstacles.

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Self-organizing robots

Robots with a mind of their own are now being created which can physically join together and self-assemble to fulfill different functions.

 

Remote-controlled robot insects

Not even the most sophisticated of today's robots come close to mimicking the flight aerobatics of insects. However, researchers have found a way around that: by programming and taking control of real insects.

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Tilted Twister - Robot Rubik's Cube Solver

An ingenious lego robot solves a Rubik's Cube in just a few minutes.

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Puppy vs Robot

"When I brought home a Roboquad robot the other day and started playing with it, our resident guardian K9 was none too pleased.

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Robots inspired by Animals

Robotics researchers are increasingly turning to nature for inspiration. Watch a robotic salamander, a water strider robot, mechanical cockroaches and some cool self-configuring robots.

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Robotic Fish

These robotic fish developed at Essex University look and move almost like the real thing.

Dinosaur Robots - Japan

Two dinosaurs, the Tyrannosaurus rex and Parasaurolophus, have been brought to life by Japanese scientists.

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A Lego Mindstorms Car Factory

An amazing automated lego factory that produces little lego cars. A fascinating (albeit somewhat slow-paced) video that truly shows the power of lego.

Robot Asimo

Walking and running humanoid robot which can carry and deliver items. It can run at a speed of up to of 6 km/h and slalom around obstacles.

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Cockroach Controlled Mobile Robot

The "Cockroach Controlled Mobile Robot" is an experimental mechanism in which a live cockroach is the pilot. It stands on top of a trackball which has been modified to control a three-wheeled robot.

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Transformer Robot

A real transforming robot which can turn from a car into a humanoid-like robot. A larger scale version would have been even more amazing.

 

Dancing Robots by Sony

These smooth moving Sony robots have some impressive dance moves.

Ken Boone's Robotic

Machine Grid

uC Hobby

Reconns World

Acroname Robotics

AiboPet and other'Pets (robotic or otherwise)

TeRK. (Telepresence Robot Kit), Educational Robotics - Vehicles for Teaching and Learning.

Clockwork Robot create amazing paper engineering for you. Also create stereoscopic (3D) images for print or web publication 

OrionRobot Robotics resource and community website. There is a great deal of technical, creative and background information on robotics for hobbyists and even those more experienced. Some areas of the site also form a dictionary for some of the terms and concepts used in robotics, electronics, programming, Lego building and engineering.

Foxbox.Nl :: Lego Mindstorms Robots And Machines. A lot of Lego Mindstorms Robotics Projects.

EURON ( European Robotics Research Network). It is a community of people with a common interest in working to make better robots.

International Federation of Robotics

Robot Matrix This portal is all about robots/robotics. It delicates to all who are interested in the development of robotics - from beginners to professionals, manufacturers, suppliers, direct end users and even researchers. A comprehensive web portal on robotic technology. It contains both commercial and non-commercial information on robotic technology. More importantly, we always welcome useful user input, feedback or contributions in terms of publish useful articles on Robotics technologies in the portal. Humanoid Robots.

Telepresence Robotkit Educational Robots Vehiculs for teaching and learning.

Carl Kenner's Home Page. Programmable Input Emulator (GlovePIE or PIE). Control Games with Gestures, Speech, and Other Input Devices! With GlovePIE you can now play any game, or control any software or MIDI devices, using whatever controls you want. This includes joysticks, gamepads, mice, keyboards, MIDI input devices, HMDs, Wiimotes, trackers, and of course, Virtual Reality gloves!

Ted Larson (Balancing Robot and other links).

Trossen Robotics, your source for Hobby and Educational Robotics:-

Trossen Robotics Announces the Grand Opening of New Sister Store RoboticsToys.com

Assimilate them early! Corrupt their minds before they have a chance to live a life free from fascination with robots. Yes, we are talking about our youth. We must teach them to master the machines to avoid enslavement in the future! Trossen Robotics has been filling the professional hobby robotics niche for [...]

 

MINI Robocontroller now available!

Yet another great microcontroller from our friends over at Vanadium Labs; the MINI Robocontroller is now available for sale! This is an extremely versatile Arduino-software compatible microcontroller that packs a lot of features in a very small footprint. It is also the board used for the target/scoring system in the Mech Warfare robotics competition. Read more [...]

Bioloid Premium Kit In-Stock and Shipping Today!

The long awaited Bioloid Premium Kit has arrived! Thanks to all of those who pre-ordered, your orders are being shipped today with Free 2nd Day Air shipping! We managed to pick up a handful of extra kits for those who missed the Pre-Order. Quantities are extremely limited and available on a first come, first serve basis. [...]

 

HUV Robotics Bioloid Accessories are back!

Our good friend Jon Hylands has finally returned to producing his widely popular 3rd party Bioloid add-on & accessory boards, and they are now in stock and ready to ship! We have had a huge demand for these and many people were disappointed when production was stopped, but we and surely many others will be [...]

Serializer WL Robotics Controller now under $100

.NET Developers rejoice! The Serializer WL has dropped $30 in price down to $99.95, making this powerful robot controller even more accessible. Easy Robot Control using .NET or Robotics Studio: The Serializer WL Robot Controller provides a ready-to-use solution to interface the Microsoft™ .NET framework or Microsoft™ Robotics Studio to common robotic hardware. Never [...]

 

arbotiX Robocontroller Now Available!

We’re officially launching this much anticipated new Robocontroller today! Thanks to all of those who pre-ordered, your board should be on it’s way! Our initial stock of these is limited, so get em while they’re hot! The arbotiX Robocontroller, an advanced 3rd party Bioloid controller, is now in stock and ready to be sold! It incorporates [...]

Surveyor Corporation Surveyor SRV-1 Wireless Mobile Robot with Video for Telepresence, Autonomous and Swarm Operation.

Middle Creek Merchants Robot Page

RoboCup is an international joint project to promote AI, robotics, and related field. It is an attempt to foster AI and intelligent robotics research by providing a standard problem where wide range of technologies can be integrated and examined. RoboCup chose to use soccer game as a central topic of research, aiming at innovations to be applied for socially significant problems and industries.

Robothon a national event that showcases the capabilities and technological developments in robotics from the amateur robotics community. At this event, people from around the world come together to present new robotic technologies, share ideas, meet fellow robotic enthusiasts, show off their robotic creations, and compete in many robotic competitions and activities.

Bryan's Robotics Journal Robotics without the soldering iron.

Robotics Website

Learn about Robots

Converting a Floppy Disk Drive into a Simple Robot   Generation5 aims to be the most comprehensive Artificial Intelligence site on the Internet. Community-orientated, Generation5 deals with all AI topics including robotics, neural networks, genetic algorithms, AI programming, home automation and much more.

Super Simple Beginners Robot!    
         

 

Instructable for the absolute n00by robot wannabe. I have noticed a huge jump in the number of beginners getting into the hobby and the number of "how do I" question...

Robots wanted Any condition, any type... ROBOTS WANTED: Dead or Alive, Whole or Parts, Please help the virtual robot museum grow! Some of the Robots that I am interested in: HeathKit (HERO JR, HERO 1, HERO 2000, Arm Trainer), Androbots (Topo, BOB, BOB/XA, Fred, and Androman), RB5X, Artec GEMINI, Omnibots, Rhino Robots, MAXX STEELE, NEWTON SynPet, Comro Tot, Marvin Mark I, RoPet, Servitron, ELAMI, CYBER I, HUBOT, Hearoid, Turtles, Etc. Also looking for Robot accesories and technical literature. Please don't throw that old Robot away! Robotic Gallery

Hobby Robotics. Hobby robot building plans, circuits, software and more... (More Blog Links)

Twin Cities Robotics Group A loose affiliation of people interested in robots, located in the Twin Cities Metro area, USA.

DIY Live Robots

STAMP Parallax. A BASIC Stamp microcontroller is a single-board computer that runs the Parallax PBASIC language interpreter in it's microcontroller. The developer's code is stored in an EEPROM, which can also be used for data storage. The PBASIC language has easy-to-use commands for basic I/O, like turning devices on or off, interfacing with sensors, etc. More advanced commands let the BASIC Stamp module interface with other integrated circuits, communicate with each other, and operate in networks. STAMP In Education

Wall-E project controlled by a BS2P40 stamp CPU and for motive power and two robosapienV2 hip motors.

Getting Started with an Accelerometer. (Forums Parallax Basic STAMP, electronic chips etc. Parallax) Acceleration is a measure of how quickly speed changes. Just as a speedometer is a meter that measures speed, an accelerometer is a meter that measures acceleration. You can use the ability to sense acceleration to measure a variety of things that are very useful to electronic and robotic projects and designs.   More Forum Links.

nBot Balancing Robot (Also has quite a number of Robot links). (Also has quite a number of Robot links).

Dallas Personal Robotics Group (DPRG)Robot Links   Low Cost Gyro-Accelerometer Combo Sensor In building a balancing robot you need a gyroscope unit and an accelerometer unit in order to get it to balance.

Corky'z Robotz (A STAMP Project)

EI Robots Pathfinder

El Cheapo PICmicro Programmer

MELabs PICBASIC Compiler

CTG robotics Configurable Robotics allows the Designer to configure a robot by selecting from a wide range of interface boards and a variety of base designs to meet any task requirement. By using this configurable system the Designer can quickly assemble a robot and immediately start writing task software.

Ryan Dellanas Robotic Home Page

Autopilot: Do it yourself UAV (Helecopter)

Robot Builder

Building Robots with CoachLab II and Tech Card Materials.

Bram Stolk's Robots

Roborama Video's of robots It has never been easier to watch life-like robots video clips : Human, Animal, Toys, any robot!

Stephen Paul Linder. Student Projects.

Scottsbots

Robotster

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Robonaut2 Shows Real Workplace Potential For Humanoid Robots

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The Uncertain Future For Social Robots

Humans have feared a robotic uprising since the machines first appeared in science fiction. Today, experts caution against a more insidious threat: We might like living with them too much.


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The 8 Evil Forms of AI That Gave Robots a Bad Name

It's not the hardware that makes the evil robot one of western culture's most powerful myths. It's the software-namely the artificial intelligence-that turns machines into monsters. Here is a timeline with the most iconic examples of malevolent AI and the fears each inspired.


Asimo Headlines at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival (With Video!)

Popular Mechanics sat down with Barbara Ponce, Manager of Corporate and Diversity Advertising at Honda, just after an Asimo demonstration at the Sundance Film Festival's Village at the Yard.


 

The Truth About Robots and the Uncanny Valley: Analysis

An oft-cited theory in robotics, the uncanny valley, refers to that point along the chart of robot-human likeness where a robot looks and acts nearly-but not exactly-like a human. But there are holes in the data. Does the theory make sense?


Game On for Students in FIRST Robotics

This Saturday, thousands of high school students around the country learned how they'll spend the next six weeks: building robots that can kick, climb and slide under barriers for a game of high-tech soccer. Here's how this year's bot-throwdown will work.


 

New Underwater Explorers Go Where Scientists Can't

Recently, an unmanned robot completed a 3300-mile trek across the Atlantic Ocean for the first time. By employing everything from robots to, yes, tadpoles, scientists hope to learn more about how climate change and pollution are affecting the earth's water.


10 Most Brilliant Innovators of 2009: The Ball-Shaped Robot

Greg Schroll's robot isn't your regular pendulum-powered spherical bot. With Schroll's unique design this ball bot can roll, dodge and even climb stairs.


 

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3 New Farm Bots Programmed to Pick, Plant and Drive

Intelligent, manned machines aren't just for warplanes and border guards-they can be found on the farm too. Increasingly, agro-bots are taking laborious tasks out of the farmer's helper's hands, and saving time and money in the process.


 

Autonomous Autos: New Kit Converts Any Vehicle Into a Robot (With Video)

There are many ways that the unmanned vehicle revolution can reach beyond the frontlines. Why not retrofit existing vehicles? The Pronto4 Strap-On Autonomy System can transform any steered vehicle into an autonomous unmanned ground vehicle.


5 Useless Robots (And Why We Love Them)

Robots are made to assist us. But in the history of robotic development there have been as many epic failures as incremental successes. Here, PM editorial adviser, author and roboticist Daniel H. Wilson corrals five of the most useless robots.


 

Robots That Dress Like Animals for Science

To better understand animal behavior, scientists are dressing up data-gathering robots in animal garb. By fitting in with their unsuspecting friends, robot bees, turkeys and lizards are recording intimate details of habitats that were never before seen.


Diving Robots Could Recover Air France 447's Black Box

As more details of Air France 447's final minutes become known, deep-sea technology experts are saying that the recovery of the aircraft's black boxes will be difficult, but not impossible, with the help of deep-sea-diving robots.


 

Robotic Task Force: A Two-Robot, Bomb-Defusing, Riot-Controlling, Firefighting Team (With Video!)

Two robots can defuse dirty bombs, take on riots and fight fires-giving their controller a comfortable distance from dangerous situations. Here is an up-close look from the show floor of Robobusiness 2009.


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Safety Snake: The Construction Worker's New Best Friend?

Inspecting high-rise construction sites is a dangerous job, but somebody-or some robot-has to do it. Engineers at Virginia Tech built the HyDRAS-Ascent II to climb by encircling a beam and twisting its 90-degree joints in sequence.


 

Robot Room

i, Randy Robot Showcase.

Budget Robotics

URC Robots Universal Robot Controls & Automation (URC)

The Laboratory for Perceptual Robotics (LPR) is in the Computer Science Department at UMass, Amherst.

Lynx Motion intelligently designed, precision engineered robot kits and components.

 

The Wooden menace - Robotic Arm.

This project is a robotic arm made mostly from Wood. It cost less than $50 to make and has a lot of the functionality that any normal robotic arm would have. It is controlled by a PIC MicroController and cloned PS1 controller.

RoboPUC is the name of the Branch of Robotics of the School of Engineering of the PUC. This is a group of professors and students, whose objectives are to harness the interest by the robotics by means of the development of projects, works altogether and aids for students. (Translated to English).

Robot SDKs Learn about new Software Development Kits for robots and robotic-enhanced products, including AIBO, Lego Mindstorms, Evolution Robotics and various open source projects. From About AI

Robotic software development. The software for robotic controller is developed in collaboration with the CISAS of University of Padova. (Andrea Bulgarelli's Home Page)

RT Middleware Developed for Realizing Open Robot Architecture. For Creation of New Industry of Service Robotsx

Robot Gossip Blogspot  (More Blog Links)

Blog about Robots  (More Blog Links)

Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog Robots  (More Blog Links)

BRF Design

Mikael's MHEX II Walking Hexapod Project

Sexy robots videos:-

Google News: Robot Video: Google leads this year's Super Bowl tech-ads parade - Washington Post (blog)


Google leads this year's Super Bowl tech-ads parade
Washington Post (blog)
For similar reasons, I had to smile at Intel's sad, upstaged robot, even if the real-world virtues of products pushed in the ad -- its new i3, ...

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Google News: Robot Video: Toby Schroder of Fierce Robot explains SEO, announces Startup Drinks Lincoln - Silicon Prairie News (blog)


Toby Schroder of Fierce Robot explains SEO, announces Startup Drinks Lincoln
Silicon Prairie News (blog)
Although I talked with Schroder at Awesome Camp, technical difficulties marred our first video interview. Believing Fierce Robot to be a company worth ...

Google News: Robot Video: Every Violent Act From The Super Bowl Ads (VIDEO) - Huffington Post (blog)


Every Violent Act From The Super Bowl Ads (VIDEO)
Huffington Post (blog)
Thankfully, this video has compiled every violent act from last night (not counting the actual game). Head slaps were abundant, Doritos were deadly, ...

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Google News: Robot Video: Cars, beer, Betty White -- and a whole heap of male anxiety Video - Salon


Salon

Cars, beer, Betty White -- and a whole heap of male anxiety Video
Salon
It may seem a weird way to sell "a departure from the expected," but anything involving a sock monkey getting a tattoo and a robot doing the robot is indeed ...

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Google News: Robot Video: Nexus One beaten to a pulp in Google's behind-the-scenes video - Crave


Crave

Nexus One beaten to a pulp in Google's behind-the-scenes video
Crave
... pressing the phone's trackball, to simulate an entire lifetime's worth of use. (Surely a violation of robot-labour laws?) Check out the video itself below:

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Google News: Robot Video: HTC Hero used to control Lego Mindstorms robot, blow minds - Recombu


HTC Hero used to control Lego Mindstorms robot, blow minds
Recombu
... 8th February 2010 We love phones and we love Lego, so we almost fell off our chairs when we found this video of an HTC Hero controlling a robot. ...
HTC Hero App Controls Lego Mindstorms RobotGizmodo Australia

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Google News: Robot Video: 7 Super Bowl XLIV commercials where tech is the star - DVICE


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7 Super Bowl XLIV commercials where tech is the star
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You have to feel sorry for this gleaming white robot when the loudmouthed guy at an Intel lunch table extols the virtues of every other Intel ...
Power to the People! Doritos User Generated Ads Score Big Again, Crowned #1 ...CNNMoney.com (press release)
Companies that bought adsDetroit Free Press
Best And Worst Ads Of Super Bowl XLIVForbes
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Robots : New Articles: Cleatus Robot Toys Seized for Lead Contamination

Border Protection officers and officials from the Consumer Product Safety Commission seized two containers full of FOX Sports Cleatus Robot action figures at a Seattle port in January. The Chinese-made toys, valued at almost $100K, were found to have unacceptable levels of lead in violation of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act.

Google News: Robot Video: Popcorn Tweets: Twitter-Powered Popcorn Maker [VIDEO] - Mashable (blog)


Popcorn Tweets: Twitter-Powered Popcorn Maker [VIDEO]
Mashable (blog)
Two men have built a popcorn-making robot that serves up a new batch whenever someone mentions #popcorn on Twitter. Popcorn Tweets was created by Dave Britt ...

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Google News: Robot Video: Video: "Real Steel" Open Casting Call - Auditions for Disney (blog)


Video: "Real Steel" Open Casting Call
Auditions for Disney (blog)
You can submit a video audition at RealSteelCasting.com whenever you want! The movie is “A future-set story where robot boxing is a popular sport and ...

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Robot Books  Robot Links

 

PaPeRo Robots

Introduce Themselves. ITU Telecom World 2006, Hong Kong. NEC is showing their robot PaPeRo. In the video, PaPeRo tell us its name in Japanese, English, Chinese (Putonghua), German and French; afterwards they dance together. Watch the video.

Robot Constructor: Build Your Own Robot  

Robot Constructor: Build Your Own Robot (Game)

Your mission is to construct robots which can successfully collect the precious golden cubes scattered about a variety of hostile zones.

Robots must be able to navigate their way around each zone to collect the gold cubes while at the same time avoiding hazards and making sure they've enough energy by periodically recharging or refuelling..

Phoenix Area Robotics eXperimenters

Seattle Robotics Society

The Robotics Laboratory. (Department of Mechanical Engineering).  University of Maryland. Affiliated with Center for Automation Research is the Robotics Laboratory of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, which is directed by Prof. Jackson C.S. Yang. It was established in 1983, with primary activities in education, research and industrial interaction.

  MIT Tech TV (Video's).
 The video-sharing site for the MIT community. It supports community through the aggregation and distribution of science, engineering,

MIT's Robotic Life Research group   Techtv (Video's) Upload yours.  More Videos to Watch and Video Publishing

UC Berkeley Robotics and Intelligent Machines Lab

Robots, Robotics And Automation for Talking Electronics

Robostrider The study of live water striders led us to attempt the construction of a mechanical water strider "Robostrider". The challenge was to build a device capable of self propulsion light enough to be supported by surface tension. At the scale where surface tension is important, the weight of a handmade water strider increases with complexity; therefore it was important to develop a very simple driving mechanism.

Micromechanical Flying Insect (MFI) Project

Robot Insects an information resource for students, robot enthusiasts and anybody else who is looking for information on six-legged robots. As well as offering a comprehensive foundation in hexapod robot subjects this site also offers a carefully researched resource page.  Robot Insect Resources Links.

ii Robotics

The ME2011 Robot Project is a chance for students in ME2011 Introduction to Engineering to be creative, to face a substantial challenge, to show off, and to stretch themselves as designers.

Software Verification and Validation Plan (SVVP) for the Robot Development Project (RDP). The goal of the project is to deliver a software package capable of controlling the ASEA Irb6 robot at the faculty of Electrical Engineering of Eindhoven University of Technology. The project and the documents to be delivered are organised according to the ESA Software Engineering Standards [ESA]). The project's verification and validation activities are described this SVVP, it also contains plans for testing the software.

Field And Space Robotics Laboratory Microbots project studies a new mission concept for planetary exploration, based on the deployment of a large number of small spherical mobile robots (microbots) over vast areas of a planet's surface and subsurface, including structures such as caves and near-surface crevasses.     Massachusetts Institute Of Technology

Microrobotics and Millirobotics Research. Micromechanical Flying Insect (MFI) Project.

Biomimetic Millisystem Lab harness features of animal manipulation, locomotion, sensing, actuation, mechanics, dynamics, and control strategies to radically improve millirobot capabilities. Research in the lab ranges from fundamental understanding of mechanical principles to novel fabrication techniques to system integration of autonomous millirobots.

Autonomous Jumping Microrobots

Microbot L1 Electronics (Translated to English)

Precise Miniature Robots and Desktop Flexible Production   AOLAB and UEC. Tokyo and Japan, (Japanese translated) Aoyama Lab for Desktop Micro Robot Factory.

Rug Warrior Robot Dreams The Rug Warrior Pro robot is an outgrowth of an MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) robotics design course.

Robotics Online

Society of Robots (Includes The $50 Robot Tutorial)  Also Experimental Robot Platform (ERP)

IGERT Neuromechanics is a multidisciplinary graduate program at Case Western Reserve University. Neuro-mechanical systems include natural, man-made, or hybrid systems combining neural controllers and mechanical peripheries. Examples include natural organisms, biologically inspired robots, and neuroprostheses for restoring motor function in the disabled.

Biologically Inspired Robotics Lab dedicated to the advancement of the field of robotics using insights gained through the study of biological mechanisms.

The Robot Scientist Project A multidisciplinary research project involving expertise from Computer Science and Microbiology,

Boulette's Robotics page

Thinkl33t Robotics

Robotics Research Topics. Roadmap of AIM Lab Robot Development.

Robot Enthusiasts! Firmly Founded. And Proudly Growing with over 4,000 members from across the globe.

The Robotics Research Laboratory is part of the Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems (CRES) at USC.   Robot Movies

Physical computing. It's an approach to learning how humans communicate through computers that starts by considering how humans express themselves physically.

Techgeek Building a Robotic Community.

Jeff's All Things Robot, (plenty of links)    Jeff Robots

From Bits to Bytes to Bots

Machine Brain Robots and Smart Machines.

X Robots Robots for all occasions.

Learn about robotics

Hackaday Rrobots Hacks

Build a working robot   Boys Life

The Robot Hall of Fame recognizes excellence in robotics technology worldwide and honors the fictional and real robots that have inspired and made breakthrough accomplishments in robotics. The Robot Hall of Fame was created by Carnegie Mellon University in April 2003 to call attention to the increasing contributions from robots to human society

Robotics Connection

Robot Lab

Pololu, your source for robot kits, robot parts, and robot electronics.

PETMAN Prototype Biped robot the balances dynamically

Using a human-like "Heal to Toe Walking" motion.

It is a close relative to BigDog sharing elements of the mechanical design and control.

Vivid Videos Demonstrate SuperBot Progress.  SuperBot Robot Can Construct Itself

Cool Robot Of The WeekReal Robots on the Web.   Robot Tools.  NASA Space Telerobotics Program, now part of Office of Space Science.

Types of RobotsSome Ways to Use Robots.  (NASA)

Robotics Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mobility and Robotic Systems. NASA

Portland Area Robotics Society An Oregon non-profit formed to help those interested in learning about and building robots.

Robotics and Automation Laboratory at the University of Western Australia, Perth.

Open University Robotics Outreach Group

Robotics Online

Robot Magazine, Bot Mag

Red Rover Goes to Mars

Dallas Personal Robotics Group

Machine Intelligence Group, India

MegaGiant Robotics

Space Daily Robots

Beagle 2 - A UK robot lander on Mars

Robot Space Explorers - An educators and enthusiasts guide

5 Strange Japanese Robots  Hacked Gadgets

SuperDroid Robots provide a wide range of robot kits.

Robotics Engineering program at WPI

The Robot Store

Roboworld

HRIWeb: The Human-Robot Interaction Site

Hardware Guides, BIOS, Drivers, DLL files and Peripherals

Programming Languages and Computer Code and Scripting

How Robots work. How Stuff Works

AREXX Engineering manufacture and distribute a wide range of electronic products for hobby, professional and educational use.

Science Tech Robot links.

Future-Bots Robotic parts and systems and Vintage and New hard-to-find items including Integrated Circuits, CPU's, Memory, Linear Devices, Transistors, and more.

The ROVer Ranch An interactive, Web-based robotics workshop for assembling the hardware and instructions for a software robot to perform a mission in a virtual environment.    Robot Activity Links.    Other Robot Links.

Robot.org.uk This site is a guide for robot builders. There are lists of robotics books, magazines, CD-ROMs, kits, component suppliers, information sources and events.

Epanorama Robotics Links  Epanorama web site, which is dedicated to offer information on electronics found from the web. Lot's or electronic, computer and other related links.

Robot Power

Zach's Cool Stuff. Where people come to expand their knowledge of electronics, robotics, and technology through hands-on projects (i.e., Building Cool Stuff).

Cool Robots at Dartmouth College Scalable, Solar-Powered, autonomous science platforms from the Antarctic.

Smart Robots  Open Robot Network (ORN) members are improving and expanding upon the protocols, languages, applications, and technologies of the SR4 that support robot-to-robot and robot-to-person communication over the Internet.

The Robot Group was founded in the Spring of 1989 by a small group of Austin, TX artists and engineers who shared a common vision: utilizing technology to provide and explore new mediums for art.

Team Stupid Robots is dedicated to providing and supporting economical motor and motion control solutions for a wide variety industrial, research, hobby, and military/police applications.  Robot Links

VMRP wall climbing robot able to climb walls

Tech-supplies The online shop for all your PICAXE, electronic, robotic and educational technology projects.

The Robix Rascal Classroom Robot Set

Popular Mechanics Robotics

Robots Rule PC Robots Forum/Robot Forums - Community Robots Forums. This forum is dedicated to the discussion of PC controlled robots, androids, robotics, and robot hobbyists.

A Robot Club Forum Index  More Forums

Robot Watch. A Japanese site (translated into English).

RoboteQ Embedded System and Motor Control Specialists.

Robot Marketplace

Stepper Motor using the original floppy disk drive for IBM-PCs. (Quite a number of other similar links)

Robot store UK

IFI Robotics The Art of Science and Control

Rogue Robotics

Robotic System Laboratory Embedded Systems Recourses

Micro Dones GmbH. Development of robotic aerial vehicles. Production of rotary wing based VTOL MAV's. (VTOL = Vertical Take Off and Landing, MAV = Micro Aerial Vehicle).

The Robotics Institute   Robot Programming Code. Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.

  Globalspec Engineering Search Engine

Botball Store All proceeds from the Botball Store go to support educational robotics programs.

AVR and Robotics A collection of robot electronics information.

Mike's Electric Stuff High Voltage, Valves and other electrical stuff.  Which is better, PIC or AVR ? Let's have a heated debate....

Robot-Crawler 6 legs servo Atmel controller  Atmel Website

Larry Barello's AVR and Robotics

Mark III Robot Store

Neil's Hardware using Macxeno Items

Beyond Logic

Interfacing Discussion Group Archives

Make a Marker-Writing Robot out of an Old Inket printer and an iRobot Create

Micromagic Systems® Supply animatronic, robotic and puppet control systems and services to the film and television industry. Most recent projects include "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban".

GKDesign specialises in developing prototypes for your robotics and electronics needs.

Silicon Chip Australia's electronics magazine, and is primarily directed to professionals, trades people and enthusiasts in the electronics, electrical, computer and related fields.

Stop the construction of Killer Robots It has been clamed that mass assembling an army of giant KILLER ROBOTS to destroy the world that we live. Sign a Petition to help stop this.

Engineering TV, an innovative online video program by engineers for engineers. Twice a week, each 5-8 minute episode shows cutting-edge technology in action and looks behind the scenes as today's engineers shape tomorrow's breakthroughs. Brought to you by the Penton Media Design and Electronics Engineering groups.

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Fighting Robots (Some may be listed under other sections)    Any mechanical device could be dangerous take all safely precaution's.

Japanese Two Legged Fighting Robots

RoboGames humanoid smack-down

RoboGames 2008 Watching the humanoid battles.

A Technical Guide To Building Fighting Robots

The Fighting Robot Association

Extreme Fighting Machines

Robot Wars

Robot Combat

Robot Solutions LLC A source for high quality PMDC motor controls and accessories. We have motor controllers for all types of motors and Battlebots.

Battlebots

RealTimeBattle is a programming game, in which robots controlled by programs are fighting each other. The goal is to destroy the enemies, using the radar to examine the environment and the cannon to shoot.

Cool Robots (My Robot can beat up your Robot)

Fighting Robots:-

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Other Links (Some may be listed under other sections)    Any mechanical device could be dangerous take all safely precaution's.

3D Printer MakeBot  and 3D Printing MakeBot  also see 3D Printing

Bug Labs buildable electronics at CES 2009 (I/O attachment, could may be used for control of robotics). Watch all the video :)

The Microsoft Robotics Studio is a Windows-based environment for academic, hobbyist and commercial developers to easily create robotics applications across a wide variety of hardware.

The Microsoft® Robotics Developer Studio (Microsoft RDS) is a Windows®-based environment for academic, hobbyist, and commercial developers to easily create robotics applications across a wide variety of hardware. Microsoft RDS includes a lightweight asynchronous services-oriented runtime, a set of visual authoring and simulation tools, as well as templates, tutorials, and sample code to help you get started.  More Microsoft® Links. 

PC Robots Forum/Robot Forums  More Forums

Open Hardware Licenses Open (source) hardware is a licensing agreement for electromechanical projects. That is to say, electronics and robotics and other mechanical projects are open hardware if they are documented and published under an open hardware license.

Control. Global online community of automation professionals.

RoSH, (Restriction of Hazardous Substances), also known as Lead-Free. RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC restricts the use of six hazardous materials found in electrical and electronic products. All applicable products in the EU market after July 1, 2006 must pass RoHS compliance. RoHS impacts the entire electronics industry.

WEEE, (Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment). WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC mandates the treatment, recovery and recycling of electric and electronic equipment (90% ends up in landfills). All applicable products in the EU market after August 13, 2006 must pass WEEE compliance and carry the "Wheelie Bin" sticker.

Electronics, Electronic components and Electronics Circuits.

Hardware Guides, BIOS, Drivers, DLL files and Peripherals

RFID, Radio Frequency ID, Radio Frequency IDentification

Compare Bargains on Hardware and Peripherals

Operating Systems and Graphical User Interfaces. Windows Visa/XP, Linux, Apple, BeOS, etc.

Mill Engine. Engineering and Mechanical Portal.  Engineering links, Mechanical links, engineers, machines, engines. Civil Engineering,  architecture, construction, transportation, etc...

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